Head of Digital Contracts in London

Head of Digital
England > London

The median Head of Digital daily rate in London is £600 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 372 496 595
Rank change year-on-year +124 +99 -123
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Digital 16 5 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.090% 0.019% 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.097% 0.020% 0.035%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 2 8
10th Percentile £415 £816 £656
25th Percentile £431 £822 £713
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £888 £775
Median % change year-on-year -32.39% +14.52% -1.59%
75th Percentile - £947 £875
90th Percentile £601 £949 £1,205
England median daily rate £600 £750 £725
% change year-on-year -20.00% +3.45% +3.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 16,501 25,472 37,134
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 95.25% 95.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,931 18,450 27,143
10th Percentile £325 £363 £375
25th Percentile £443 £463 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £681
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 336 290 447
10th Percentile £16.01 £18.00 £16.40
25th Percentile £20.02 £22.53 £22.24
Median hourly rate £27.50 £35.25 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.99% +0.71% +10.62%
75th Percentile £43.75 £61.50 £49.25
90th Percentile £65.00 £78.20 £67.50
England median hourly rate £36.50 £44.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -17.05% +95.56% +2.27%

Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Head of Digital in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Digital in London

Head of Digital
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Digital in London.

Daily rate trend for Head of Digital in London

Head of Digital
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Digital in London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Digital in London

Head of Digital
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Digital within the London region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East London - 1 £600 - 1
Head of Digital
England

Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Head of Digital contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 13 (81.25%) Customer Experience
2 12 (75.00%) User Research
3 9 (56.25%) Digital Strategy
3 9 (56.25%) Accessibility
3 9 (56.25%) Matrix Management
3 9 (56.25%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 8 (50.00%) Service Design
4 8 (50.00%) Digital Customer Experience
4 8 (50.00%) govService
5 7 (43.75%) Decision-Making
6 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (31.25%) Analytics
7 5 (31.25%) Time Management
7 5 (31.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (31.25%) Local Government
7 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
8 4 (25.00%) Data Protection
8 4 (25.00%) Mentoring
8 4 (25.00%) Data Quality
8 4 (25.00%) Data Analytics
8 4 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 3 (18.75%) Business Process Improvement
9 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (18.75%) Process Improvement
9 3 (18.75%) Scrum
9 3 (18.75%) Agile
9 3 (18.75%) PRINCE2
9 3 (18.75%) CRM
9 3 (18.75%) Intranet
10 2 (12.50%) Retail

Head of Digital Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (50.00%) govService
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) Intranet
General
1 5 (31.25%) Local Government
1 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
3 2 (12.50%) Retail
4 1 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Legal
4 1 (6.25%) Marketing
4 1 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (81.25%) Customer Experience
2 12 (75.00%) User Research
3 9 (56.25%) Digital Strategy
3 9 (56.25%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 9 (56.25%) Matrix Management
4 8 (50.00%) Digital Customer Experience
4 8 (50.00%) Service Design
5 7 (43.75%) Decision-Making
6 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (31.25%) Analytics
7 5 (31.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (31.25%) Time Management
8 4 (25.00%) Data Analytics
8 4 (25.00%) Data Protection
8 4 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 4 (25.00%) Mentoring
9 3 (18.75%) Business Process Improvement
9 3 (18.75%) CRM
9 3 (18.75%) PRINCE2
9 3 (18.75%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (6.25%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (56.25%) Accessibility
2 4 (25.00%) Data Quality